After preventing the world from being destroyed, the ship girls started acting strangely.

"Oh, okay." Perhaps realizing that Azuma was a little shy from his gaze, You Ran awkwardly withdrew his eyes. After glancing around, he quickly noticed three layers of white bath towels labeled with large, medium and small sizes in the cabinet beside him.

Without even thinking, I knew that my wife was a large size, so without hesitation, You Ran chose the bottom towel and handed it to her.

At first, I didn't notice, but when my wife wrapped it around herself, I realized that the towel was much smaller than usual. It didn't even completely cover her up. It felt no better than covering herself with her hands. It could only barely cover the most important parts, and the towel could easily fall off if she wasn't careful.

"Hmm..." Her fair skin was already flushed with an alluring blush even before she entered the hot spring, but since the commander wanted to see her dressed, Azuma naturally wouldn't refuse. So, after slightly adjusting the tight bath towel, Azuma still suppressed her shyness and came to You Ran's side. "Commander~ Shall I help you undress?"

"Hmm... no, please go in first, my wife. I'll be right there." Seeing that the already large cleavage in front of him had become even deeper due to the pressure, he knew that his wife couldn't possibly do anything like this. The bath had only just begun, and there was no need to rush. So he just smiled and shook his head.

"Then, I'll go in first and find you a good spot to take a bath." Seeing that the commander refused, Azuma naturally wouldn't insist. After all, it wasn't really convenient for her to do anything in her current state. So, after a moment's thought, Azuma spoke again.

You Ran chuckled and nodded, saying, "Okay, go ahead."

Seeing that the commander agreed, Azuma, blushing, pulled open the curtain and went inside, clutching the bath towel that she felt might tear at any moment.

After my wife went in, You Ran quickly took off his clothes, then wrapped a towel around his waist, and soon followed her into the bathroom.

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Chapter 85 The Veneto Sisters

"Commander~ over here."

Inside the open-air hot spring, they found a secluded spot nestled against a small hill. Upon seeing the commander enter, Azuma, who had submerged most of her body in the hot spring and was now free from her restraints, waved to You Ran.

Seeing this, You Ran thought for a moment but did not choose to go directly by water. Instead, he went around from above the pool to Azuma's side and then quickly stepped into the hot spring. Just like Azuma, he submerged most of his body in the hot spring and then closed his eyes comfortably.

Soon, as the water flowed against them, Azuma pressed her body against him, and her hands climbed onto Yuran's shoulders. The perfect amount of pressure made Yuran enjoy it even more.

"It seems I'll be coming here often from now on." The towel that Azuma had been wrapped around her body had long since fallen off, and the hard stone behind her gradually moved to Azuma's softness. Combined with the comfort of the hot spring and the appropriate massage, Yu Ran was very satisfied with his first hot spring experience.

"I'm glad you like it, Commander." Seeing the Commander's expression of enjoyment, Azuma was also quite pleased.

"Alright, my wife, you should rest for a while and relax."

After a while, having enjoyed Wu Qi's massage, You Ran, who was gradually becoming satisfied, took the initiative to get out of it. Then, looking at Wu Qi, who was somewhat surprised to have her hands free, You Ran turned her around and hugged her.

"Hmm~" She didn't expect it to be her turn to feel the commander's chest so soon. Azuma's face, which was already flushed from the hot spring, turned even redder.

"Okay, let's just soak quietly for a while." Actually, when they were in the command room, You Ran had wanted to hold Azuma in his arms to see how she felt, but he hadn't found a suitable opportunity. Now that he had his wish fulfilled, the plump feel of Azuma made You Ran very satisfied.

"Hmm..." Feeling the extraordinary hot spring experience, Azuma responded softly, and then tentatively sat down in the Commander's lap again. However, when Azuma felt the touch of the bath towel around Yuran's waist, she felt a little disappointed.

But soon, this sense of loss vanished in the Commander's embrace and the soothing warmth of the hot spring. Thinking that there was still plenty of time, Azuma sank down a little further and began to enjoy herself with Yuran.

......

On the other side, outside the Cherry Blossom Hot Spring Bath.

As a hot spring bath that is as famous as Sardinia Baths and known to every household in the port area, many ship girls who are not Sakura Empire ship girls will come here to experience the feeling of soaking in the hot springs.

As news of the commander being captured by other ship girls spread a few days ago, Roma and Littorio were devastated upon receiving the news. They couldn't feel comfortable soaking in their own bathhouse, so they decided to come to the Sakura Empire's natural hot springs to change their mood.

"Alright, this should be the place."

After some confirmation, he finally found the location of the Sakura Onsen Bath. Looking at the bath in front of him, which was at least as impressive as the Sardinian Bath, Vittorio breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmm... So... if you're going to come out, why... do you have to drag the Empire along?"

With a puzzled look, the Empire tilted its head slightly, sandwiched between Vittorio and Rome, having been practically dragged along the way. It looked at the bathhouse in front of it with some confusion.

"Because you love taking baths too, Empire. We're sisters, how could we forget you like this? You don't need to thank me, Empire." Vittorio waved his hand, somewhat awkwardly releasing Empire's hand.

"But the magnificent empire doesn't want to go out, and doesn't think the baths in Sakura Empire are more comfortable than those in Sardinia. Besides, you haven't prepared any food. The magnificent empire is going to starve to death in Sakura Empire..."

Since being forced out at noon, the Empire has not eaten anything, and the prolonged lack of food has made the Empire very uncomfortable.

Although she could conjure a rose in an instant, she couldn't conjure food. Vittorio had no choice but to make up an excuse: "Ahem, well, I've noticed that you seem to have gained some weight recently, Empire. It would be good for you to lose some weight occasionally."

"But Sister Veneto said that the Empire is natural, inevitable, and beyond doubt. Besides, if the Empire really does get fatter, wouldn't that... also count as expanding its territory?" the Empire suddenly thought blankly.

"This... Hey Rome, say something! You've been silent since the beginning, what are you thinking about?" Unable to know how to respond to the Empire's words, Vittorio thought for a long time before finally changing the subject.

"Don't you smell anything?" Rome asked seriously, looking at the bathhouse in front of him.

"What taste? I don't taste anything."

"The taste of conquest." A hint of longing suddenly flashed in Rome's eyes. "Haven't you noticed? The baths of the Sakura Empire are waiting for our conquest. One day, I will carve the name of Sardinia into the name of this bath."

"Huh?" He hadn't felt anything before, but now he felt that his two sisters' thoughts were jumping around so much that Vittorio was starting to doubt whether they were really sisters.

"Alright, alright, let's go inside anyway,"

Without continuing the discussion about the Empire and Rome, Vittorio took the two sisters' arms and quickly led them into the baths.

After waking Nowaki up at the front desk and learning about the situation, the three sisters quickly went to the dressing room at the Empire's request.

"Hey, what do you guys think of the hot springs in Sakura Empire compared to our Sardinian bathhouses?"

While taking off his clothes, Vittorio couldn't help but look around curiously, and suddenly said.

"Our Sardinian bathrooms are definitely superior. Sakura Empire only has hot springs and maybe a hotel, but we're different. We have cold water bathrooms, warm water bathrooms, hot water bathrooms, private bathroom rooms, as well as a library, sports area, swimming pool, garden..."

As he spoke, he kept extending his fingers until he finally realized that Sardinia had far surpassed Sakura Empire. Only then did Rome withdraw his hand. "I don't need to say anything more about the rest. After all, no matter what, Sardinia is definitely stronger than Sakura Empire."

"What you're saying is true..."

While chatting with Rome, Vittorio curiously lifted the curtain of the bathhouse and looked at the open-air bath inside. She was about to chime in with a few words, but when she looked into the hot spring, even though it was shrouded in mist and she couldn't see anyone inside from a distance, Vittorio immediately recognized the person who was currently in the hot spring and connected to her heart.

Commander?!

After a moment of shock and surprise, Vittorio showed a delighted expression.

For a moment, Vittorio's movements as he took off his clothes quickened.

Chapter 86 A Look Towards Rome

"Sigh, now that the Sirens have been incorporated into the Commander's forces, the crisis of world destruction has been eliminated, and Veneto is busy with work. To be honest, I only have a few hobbies now, and I can't let the other factions outdo me."

As she spoke, she suddenly felt a bit sentimental. It wasn't that she was making a mountain out of a molehill, but since entering the era of peace, Rome felt that her damned desire to conquer was nowhere to be channeled, and taking a bath was Rome's favorite hobby, so naturally she didn't want to be outdone by others.

As they were talking, Roma suddenly noticed that Vittorio had fallen silent. Roma looked over in confusion and asked, "Vittorio? Why did you suddenly stop talking?"

"Well, originally... I quite agreed, but I think Sakura Empire has completely outshone all your messy stuff with just one aspect." Vittorio, who was taking off his clothes and listening to Roma's words, replied casually, his mind completely focused on the commander.

Upon hearing this, Rome immediately became indignant: "What? How dare you boost someone's morale like that? In what way? I want to see for myself."

“The Sakura Empire’s hot spring commander will come.”

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about? The commander is usually so busy," Rome said, then suddenly realized that the commander didn't seem so busy anymore, so he paused halfway through his sentence.

Seeing this, Vittorio, who was already impatient, tore off the last piece of cloth from his clothes before Rome could come up with an explanation, and then rushed in by lifting the curtain.

After Vittorio rushed in, the Empire, who was standing still, looked at the three towels in his hands and then realized what was happening.

"Sister Vittorio, you forgot to wrap yourself in a towel." Instead of chasing after them, the Empire simply called out softly, gazing towards the open-air hot spring.

Soon, after a while, just as the Empire thought Vittorio hadn't heard and was about to put the towel back in the counter, Vittorio rushed back in a panic and took a towel from the Empire.

Looking at Vittorio, who was running back with a tumultuous gait due to the lack of restraint, the Empire suddenly glanced curiously at its own map. After finding that the two were roughly the same, it turned its attention back to Vittorio. "The Empire thought you were going to take a nude bath."

"Haha, I'm just so eager to experience the feeling of the Cherry Blossom Hot Spring."

The key issue wasn't that she wasn't wearing a towel; the key issue was that Vittorio initially thought the Commander was the only one in the hot spring and was afraid that other ship girls would get there first, so Vittorio rushed in.

But when they got closer, Vittorio realized that the commander was holding another ship girl, so he awkwardly stepped back.

After all, disturbing other ship girls' dates with the commander is quite unethical for ship girls.

Furthermore, since the commander was still resting with his eyes closed and hadn't noticed him, Vittorio was given a chance to turn around.

"The commander is inside?" After a moment of contemplation, Rome, recalling what Vittorio had said earlier, also had a hint of surprise in his eyes.

There was nothing to hide, Vittorio nodded: "Yes, but the Commander is with the other ship girls now, otherwise I wouldn't have come back."

"What does it matter? Since the commander chose to take a shower in the large bathroom, he must not be afraid of being seen by us. Besides, Vittorio, don't you feel humiliated?!"

Rome slammed his fist on the table and stood up, his unrestrained state, just like Vittorio's earlier, leaving the Empire stunned.

"Um...humiliation? Although I'm a little disappointed, it's not enough to cause this kind of feeling, is it...?" Vittorio's expression was complicated after hearing this word.

"What do you mean there isn't? Are you really willing to watch the Commander be tricked by other ship girls into taking a bath in a bathhouse other than Sardinia Bathhouse?! This is blatant provocation! For you, for Sardinia, isn't this a humiliation?!"

Rome spoke with great passion, as if he couldn't wait to drag the commander to the baths of Sardinia.

“What else can you do? Use force? But that’s not a good idea, it’s too unruly… And if word gets out, Sardinia will become a public enemy in the port.” Knowing that Rome might actually do something like that, Vittorio could only try to persuade them.

"The Empire doesn't think so. The only ones who will become public enemies are Vittorio and Rome," the Empire remarked objectively.

"You little traitor, even if that were true, you wouldn't escape the Empire." Although he knew it was unlikely, Rome was still furious when he heard the Empire's words. "And while I like to use force, I didn't say I had to use force."

"Then what do you want to do?"

"We can choose not to take the initiative, but we can make the commander take the initiative."

“Let the Commander take the initiative? That’s…” Vittorio was about to say it was impossible, but recalling the Commander’s recent changes, he hesitated for a moment and finally changed his mind, “It is worth a try, but if the Commander is unmoved, don’t get angry and issue a declaration of war against Sakura Empire or anything like that.”

"What do you mean by being enraged? Isn't force precisely what reshapes the rules?"

“But we can’t beat the Sakura Empire,” Vittorio said quite clearly.

"..."

Speechless after Vittorio's remark, Rome was actually aware of the problem, but she still stubbornly insisted, "It's just a matter of time. Once we conquer the Commander, we can have him build a small ship girl for each of our Sardinian ship girls. Wouldn't that double our combat power? Then it won't be too late to conquer the other factions."

"Little ship girl...? That means... a small empire? What is that, a vassal state of the empire?" The empire beside him suddenly asked with some curiosity.

“So sometimes I really can’t keep up with your thought processes…” Vittorio said helplessly. “Well, anyway, let’s start by conquering the Commander. But let’s make it clear that I don’t think it’s realistic to take down the Commander today, and it would also disturb the other ship girls. Our main goal later is to see if we can get the Commander to agree to let us come to Sardinia Beach sometime. It’s not too late to take down the Commander then.”

"Hmm... that's not a bad strategy." Actually, Rome wanted to be tougher, but after hesitating for a moment, she recalled the commander's eyes whenever she tried to conquer him. Rome was still a little scared. The feeling of losing all desire was torture for her. So Rome's tone softened immediately.

"Let's go in then." Having already wrapped himself in a bath towel and gone in once before, Vittorio waved and quickly led the two sisters in.

Chapter 87 Milk Hot Spring